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Histrio histrio, Sargassumfish : fisheries, aquarium
> Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Etymology: Histrio:Latin, histrionicus = related with actors; because of the movements of that mekaes this fish before catching its preys (Ref. 45335). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution Écologie
marin récifal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 50 m (Ref. 58302), usually 0 - 2 m (Ref. 58302). Subtropical; 46°N - 36°S, -180°W - 180°E
Western Atlantic: Rio de la Plata estuary, Uruguay, to Canada (Ref. 5951). Eastern Atlantic: Azores and off West Africa; Gulf Stream drift stray in Norway (Ref. 28571). Indian Ocean: South Africa to Red Sea, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius, eastward to India and Sri Lanka. Western Pacific: Hokkaido to tropical Australia (as far south as Perth in the west and Sydney in the east), Taiwan, Philippines, Moluccas, southern Papua New Guinea, Guam, Tonga, New Caledonia and New Zealand; Mariana Islands in Micronesia (Ref. 1602). Occurrence in the eastern Pacific remains to be verifed and confirmed.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 13; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 6 - 13. Diagnosis: body short and globose; mouth large with many small, villiform teeth; skin naked, but head, body and fins covered with numerous skin flaps; very long pelvic fins (> 25% SL); unprotected illicium or lure attains less than half of second dorsal-fin spine and 4.5-9.3% of SL (Ref. 57225).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found near the surface, usually associated with floating objects (Ref. 26340) or Sargassum. Found near shore and occasionally among floating seaweeds (Ref. 57225). Commonly blown into shore and bay waters during storms (Ref. 7251). Epipelagic (Ref. 58302). A solitary (Ref. 26340) and voracious predator (Ref. 5521). They feed on fishes and shrimps that seek refuge in the floating weeds (Ref. 48635). Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773, 48635). Solitary or loose groups among floating seaweed (Ref 90102).
Oviparous. During courtship, the male follows the female closely then both rush to the surface to spawn (Ref. 205). At this point, eggs are produced in a gelatinous floating mass or 'raft' and inseminated by the male. The eggs remain embedded in this raft until hatching (Ref. 240).
Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987. Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p. (Ref. 6773)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Cycle de vie Reproduction Maturité Maturité/épines rel. Fécondité Frai Agrégats de frai Œufs Développement de l'œuf Larves Dynamique des populations larvaires
Physiologie Composition corporelle Nutriments Consommation d'oxygène Type de natation Vitesse de nage Pigments visuels Son de poisson Maladies et parasites Toxicité (CL50)
Température préférée (Réf. 123201): 21.4 - 29.2, mean 27.7 °C (based on 4840 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804): PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01067 - 0.06789), b=2.96 (2.73 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278): 3.9 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf. 120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
